Primary established as a Research & Development facility in 1983 by Dr. J. Hareendran Nair, Pankajakasthuri Herbal Research Foundation (registered vide Reg. No. T 620/2001 under section 12 of 1955 of Travancore Cochin Literature Scientific Charity Society Act of 1955) is an unique institution. In the year 2001, the Govt. of Kerala issued sanctions for opening Self – financing Ayurveda Colleges in the state. This move was a shot in the aim of Pankajakasthuri Herbals India Pvt. Ltd., which were the First and only group in the state to achieve the standards of ISO 9002 certification. Within no time, the group obtained consent to open an Ayurvedic Medical College under the dynamic leadership of its Managing Director Padmasree Dr. J. Hareendran Nair.